Authorities from the Transportation Ministry and a French agency in charge of civil aviation accidents begin a joint ...

The Air Busan Airbus A321, bound for Hong Kong, ignited at its rear, but all 176 people on board were safely evacuated using ...

IATA updates safety rules over power bank fire risks, prompting airlines to tighten in-flight battery use regulations.

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A portable power bank with a lithium battery has been found to be a possible source of a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane in January while waiting for takeoff, South Korea’s transport ...

Air Busan was the first to change its policies to disallow power banks in overhead cabin bins, saying passengers should keep them on their person, to more easily spot any problems. From March 1 ...

Airlines in South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong have tightened restrictions since a fire destroyed an Air Busan plane on the tarmac in South Korea in January ...

SINGAPORE: A total of 58 reported fires were linked to power banks between 2019 and 2024, with 2024 seeing the highest number ...

Power banks can pose a danger on planes if they are not properly stored and nearly every UK airline has strict rules on where they can be packed ...

From Monday, airline passengers have been banned from using and charging their power banks during flights and storing ...